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EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word 2007, the
cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else experienced this and
what is the solution?
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Laptop? Keep your hands away from the touch pad.

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EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word 2007,
the cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else experienced
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I have the same problem, and I am keeping my hands away from the touch pad
and everything else except for the keys I want to press. A computer science
major said it was a Vista problem. I also took it to a computer shop. The
technician reinstalled Office but there was little improvement.


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EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word 2007, the
cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else experienced this and
what is the solution?

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It's the touch pad. Some are so sensitive that tapping the keys will affect
them.

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Ferdinand wrote:
I have the same problem, and I am keeping my hands away from the
touch pad and everything else except for the keys I want to press. A
computer science major said it was a Vista problem. I also took it to
a computer shop. The technician reinstalled Office but there was
little improvement.


"CPTGAWRY" wrote:

EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word 2007,
the cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else
experienced this and what is the solution?



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Thank you Graham.
Another problem is that for no apparent reason, when i"m typing a message it
desapears or a window pops up asking if I want to quit. Do you think it is a
related problem?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It's the touch pad. Some are so sensitive that tapping the keys will affect
them.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Ferdinand wrote:
I have the same problem, and I am keeping my hands away from the
touch pad and everything else except for the keys I want to press. A
computer science major said it was a Vista problem. I also took it to
a computer shop. The technician reinstalled Office but there was
little improvement.


"CPTGAWRY" wrote:

EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word 2007,
the cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else
experienced this and what is the solution?






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I love how everyone who has not experienced this problem is so quick to say
that it's just the user accidentally touching the touchpad. I am an IT
professional myself and I have had this problem on 3 laptops now. Different
brands, different OS, different touchpad drivers, etc. I have gone as far as
disabling the touchpad, but even then I have the same problems (cursor
jumping, windows closing, etc.) There seems to be a flaw in the Windows OS
when it comes to the touchpad. The only thing I have found that has helped me
is a little program called TouchFreeze. You can download it for free from
several places (just do a Google search) but I'll post a link below. Since I
downloaded and installed it, I have not had the problem. I wish I had the
time to analyze the code to see what it is actually doing. The program is
supposed to simply disable the touchpad while one is typing. I wish
Microsoft would take a look at this and get a patch released to fix it!

http://code.google.com/p/touchfreeze/


"Ferdinand" wrote:

Thank you Graham.
Another problem is that for no apparent reason, when i"m typing a message it
desapears or a window pops up asking if I want to quit. Do you think it is a
related problem?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It's the touch pad. Some are so sensitive that tapping the keys will affect
them.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Ferdinand wrote:
I have the same problem, and I am keeping my hands away from the
touch pad and everything else except for the keys I want to press. A
computer science major said it was a Vista problem. I also took it to
a computer shop. The technician reinstalled Office but there was
little improvement.


"CPTGAWRY" wrote:

EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word 2007,
the cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else
experienced this and what is the solution?




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The simple fact is that some touchpads are so sensitive to taps (because
that is how they work) that even heavy fingered typists will activate the
tap function without actually touching the pad. This utility seems to be
worth investigating. If it is not compatible with Vista, I would not be
surprised if an update comes along soon.

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My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Soundchick wrote:
I love how everyone who has not experienced this problem is so quick
to say that it's just the user accidentally touching the touchpad. I
am an IT professional myself and I have had this problem on 3 laptops
now. Different brands, different OS, different touchpad drivers, etc.
I have gone as far as disabling the touchpad, but even then I have
the same problems (cursor jumping, windows closing, etc.) There seems
to be a flaw in the Windows OS when it comes to the touchpad. The
only thing I have found that has helped me is a little program called
TouchFreeze. You can download it for free from several places (just
do a Google search) but I'll post a link below. Since I downloaded
and installed it, I have not had the problem. I wish I had the time
to analyze the code to see what it is actually doing. The program is
supposed to simply disable the touchpad while one is typing. I wish
Microsoft would take a look at this and get a patch released to fix
it!

http://code.google.com/p/touchfreeze/


"Ferdinand" wrote:

Thank you Graham.
Another problem is that for no apparent reason, when i"m typing a
message it desapears or a window pops up asking if I want to quit.
Do you think it is a related problem?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It's the touch pad. Some are so sensitive that tapping the keys
will affect them.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Ferdinand wrote:
I have the same problem, and I am keeping my hands away from the
touch pad and everything else except for the keys I want to press.
A computer science major said it was a Vista problem. I also took
it to a computer shop. The technician reinstalled Office but there
was little improvement.


"CPTGAWRY" wrote:

EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word
2007, the cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else
experienced this and what is the solution?



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Thats true, I installed ms office on my new laptop and have the same problem,
when ever I type it jumps to a different line and it happens alot. Just to
make sure it wasn't the computer keyboard I reinstalled it to a different
computer and the same thing happened. Very frustration. I will download the
touch freeze and see if that will solve my problem. Thanks!

"Soundchick" wrote:

I love how everyone who has not experienced this problem is so quick to say
that it's just the user accidentally touching the touchpad. I am an IT
professional myself and I have had this problem on 3 laptops now. Different
brands, different OS, different touchpad drivers, etc. I have gone as far as
disabling the touchpad, but even then I have the same problems (cursor
jumping, windows closing, etc.) There seems to be a flaw in the Windows OS
when it comes to the touchpad. The only thing I have found that has helped me
is a little program called TouchFreeze. You can download it for free from
several places (just do a Google search) but I'll post a link below. Since I
downloaded and installed it, I have not had the problem. I wish I had the
time to analyze the code to see what it is actually doing. The program is
supposed to simply disable the touchpad while one is typing. I wish
Microsoft would take a look at this and get a patch released to fix it!

http://code.google.com/p/touchfreeze/


"Ferdinand" wrote:

Thank you Graham.
Another problem is that for no apparent reason, when i"m typing a message it
desapears or a window pops up asking if I want to quit. Do you think it is a
related problem?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It's the touch pad. Some are so sensitive that tapping the keys will affect
them.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Ferdinand wrote:
I have the same problem, and I am keeping my hands away from the
touch pad and everything else except for the keys I want to press. A
computer science major said it was a Vista problem. I also took it to
a computer shop. The technician reinstalled Office but there was
little improvement.


"CPTGAWRY" wrote:

EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word 2007,
the cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else
experienced this and what is the solution?



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Thank you soo much - I will try this!

"Soundchick" wrote:

I love how everyone who has not experienced this problem is so quick to say
that it's just the user accidentally touching the touchpad. I am an IT
professional myself and I have had this problem on 3 laptops now. Different
brands, different OS, different touchpad drivers, etc. I have gone as far as
disabling the touchpad, but even then I have the same problems (cursor
jumping, windows closing, etc.) There seems to be a flaw in the Windows OS
when it comes to the touchpad. The only thing I have found that has helped me
is a little program called TouchFreeze. You can download it for free from
several places (just do a Google search) but I'll post a link below. Since I
downloaded and installed it, I have not had the problem. I wish I had the
time to analyze the code to see what it is actually doing. The program is
supposed to simply disable the touchpad while one is typing. I wish
Microsoft would take a look at this and get a patch released to fix it!

http://code.google.com/p/touchfreeze/


"Ferdinand" wrote:

Thank you Graham.
Another problem is that for no apparent reason, when i"m typing a message it
desapears or a window pops up asking if I want to quit. Do you think it is a
related problem?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It's the touch pad. Some are so sensitive that tapping the keys will affect
them.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Ferdinand wrote:
I have the same problem, and I am keeping my hands away from the
touch pad and everything else except for the keys I want to press. A
computer science major said it was a Vista problem. I also took it to
a computer shop. The technician reinstalled Office but there was
little improvement.


"CPTGAWRY" wrote:

EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word 2007,
the cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else
experienced this and what is the solution?



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thanks for that - all seems well.....so far!! not only was the cursor jumping
so you'd suddenly find yourself typing in the middle of an earlier sentence
but also during an e-mail reply it would suddenly decide to send it - not
very helpful. Thank you so much for this - I may still have some hair left
to tear out on another problem - it seems to be V8 AVG related in that I
can't print off the internet without taking vista protected mode off but
that's another story!! Thanks again!

"Soundchick" wrote:

I love how everyone who has not experienced this problem is so quick to say
that it's just the user accidentally touching the touchpad. I am an IT
professional myself and I have had this problem on 3 laptops now. Different
brands, different OS, different touchpad drivers, etc. I have gone as far as
disabling the touchpad, but even then I have the same problems (cursor
jumping, windows closing, etc.) There seems to be a flaw in the Windows OS
when it comes to the touchpad. The only thing I have found that has helped me
is a little program called TouchFreeze. You can download it for free from
several places (just do a Google search) but I'll post a link below. Since I
downloaded and installed it, I have not had the problem. I wish I had the
time to analyze the code to see what it is actually doing. The program is
supposed to simply disable the touchpad while one is typing. I wish
Microsoft would take a look at this and get a patch released to fix it!

http://code.google.com/p/touchfreeze/


"Ferdinand" wrote:

Thank you Graham.
Another problem is that for no apparent reason, when i"m typing a message it
desapears or a window pops up asking if I want to quit. Do you think it is a
related problem?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It's the touch pad. Some are so sensitive that tapping the keys will affect
them.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Ferdinand wrote:
I have the same problem, and I am keeping my hands away from the
touch pad and everything else except for the keys I want to press. A
computer science major said it was a Vista problem. I also took it to
a computer shop. The technician reinstalled Office but there was
little improvement.


"CPTGAWRY" wrote:

EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word 2007,
the cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else
experienced this and what is the solution?





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Thank you, thank you, thank you. (And I haven't even tried your solution
yet). Finally an answer that makes sense. Yes, the infernal trackpad may very
well be extra sensitive, but Linux seems to be able to handle this
sensitivity with ease. Is it too much to ask windows to do the same? In South
Africa we have a big bird called an Ostridge. When it hides it sticks its
head in the sand in a very similar fashion to that of the Microsoft MVPs.

"Soundchick" wrote:

I love how everyone who has not experienced this problem is so quick to say
that it's just the user accidentally touching the touchpad. I am an IT
professional myself and I have had this problem on 3 laptops now. Different
brands, different OS, different touchpad drivers, etc. I have gone as far as
disabling the touchpad, but even then I have the same problems (cursor
jumping, windows closing, etc.) There seems to be a flaw in the Windows OS
when it comes to the touchpad. The only thing I have found that has helped me
is a little program called TouchFreeze. You can download it for free from
several places (just do a Google search) but I'll post a link below. Since I
downloaded and installed it, I have not had the problem. I wish I had the
time to analyze the code to see what it is actually doing. The program is
supposed to simply disable the touchpad while one is typing. I wish
Microsoft would take a look at this and get a patch released to fix it!

http://code.google.com/p/touchfreeze/


"Ferdinand" wrote:

Thank you Graham.
Another problem is that for no apparent reason, when i"m typing a message it
desapears or a window pops up asking if I want to quit. Do you think it is a
related problem?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It's the touch pad. Some are so sensitive that tapping the keys will affect
them.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Ferdinand wrote:
I have the same problem, and I am keeping my hands away from the
touch pad and everything else except for the keys I want to press. A
computer science major said it was a Vista problem. I also took it to
a computer shop. The technician reinstalled Office but there was
little improvement.


"CPTGAWRY" wrote:

EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word 2007,
the cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else
experienced this and what is the solution?



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This such a maddening problem!!! I have just started experiencing it on my
less than a year old Dell inspriron 1525...I use a wireless mouse. I had the
exact same problem with my previous Dell using an attached mouse. I plan to
try your suggestion Soundchick - thanks!

"Soundchick" wrote:

I love how everyone who has not experienced this problem is so quick to say
that it's just the user accidentally touching the touchpad. I am an IT
professional myself and I have had this problem on 3 laptops now. Different
brands, different OS, different touchpad drivers, etc. I have gone as far as
disabling the touchpad, but even then I have the same problems (cursor
jumping, windows closing, etc.) There seems to be a flaw in the Windows OS
when it comes to the touchpad. The only thing I have found that has helped me
is a little program called TouchFreeze. You can download it for free from
several places (just do a Google search) but I'll post a link below. Since I
downloaded and installed it, I have not had the problem. I wish I had the
time to analyze the code to see what it is actually doing. The program is
supposed to simply disable the touchpad while one is typing. I wish
Microsoft would take a look at this and get a patch released to fix it!

http://code.google.com/p/touchfreeze/


"Ferdinand" wrote:

Thank you Graham.
Another problem is that for no apparent reason, when i"m typing a message it
desapears or a window pops up asking if I want to quit. Do you think it is a
related problem?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It's the touch pad. Some are so sensitive that tapping the keys will affect
them.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Ferdinand wrote:
I have the same problem, and I am keeping my hands away from the
touch pad and everything else except for the keys I want to press. A
computer science major said it was a Vista problem. I also took it to
a computer shop. The technician reinstalled Office but there was
little improvement.


"CPTGAWRY" wrote:

EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word 2007,
the cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else
experienced this and what is the solution?



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Hi,
I am also experiencing the same problem. I didn't have this issue when I
had the 2003 version of Microsoft word. When I upgraded to 2007 version, all
of a sudden, I was having issues when typing and the cursor will jump to
another sentence. I thought initially I was typing to fast. Still haven't
found a solution. I'm in agony everytime I type.

"CPTGAWRY" wrote:

EVERYTIME I am typing a message or working on a letter in Word 2007, the
cursor will jump to another sentence. Has anyone else experienced this and
what is the solution?

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